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Time to stop 'beating up' Gillard tale: Burke

A statement by Julia Gillard's ex-boyfriend that she knew "absolutely nothing" about fraud within the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) in the mid-1990s means the story should now be over, a senior Labor MP says.

Environment Minister Tony Burke argues it's time for the opposition to stop "beating up" the story concerning the prime minister's involvement in setting up a slush fund for union officials, including former boyfriend Bruce Wilson, 17 years ago.